Dubois County

Mark Messmer, left, posted a photo of himself with his replacement in the Indiana Senate, Derek Schmitt, on Facebook after Schmitt's caucus victory.

Statewide

Derek Schmitt replaces Mark Messmer in Indiana Senate after private GOP caucus vote

Brandon Smith

Dubois County Councilman Daryl Schmitt is the newest member of the Indiana Senate after a private Republican caucus chose Schmitt Wednesday night to replace Mark Messmer.

Atendees of a public meeting held in August 2019 look at a map of the Mid-States Corridor project.

Statewide

Proposed Indiana Highway's Preferred Route Expected In Fall

Associated Press

The preferred route of a proposed highway that would run from the Ohio River to Interstate 69 in southern Indiana is expected to be announced late this year.

Health

Dubois County Dealing with COVID-19 Outbreak at Turkey Processing Plant

Steve Burger

A week after an outbreak of COVID-19 at a turkey processing plant in Huntingburg, Dubois County health officials are confident the outbreak is contained to that facility.

Statewide

Southern Indiana Airport Gets $6M Grant For Runway Extension

Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Transportation's grant for the Dubois County Airport Authority will get the project moving at Huntingburg Regional Airport.

Patoka Lake is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which approved releasing extra water from its dam in March, but more than 13 inches of rain have fallen since then, complicating efforts.

Statewide

Officials Monitoring Indiana Reservoir That's Near Capacity

Associated Press

More than 13 inches of rain have fallen, complicating efforts to release sufficient water to lower the lake to a normal level.

State veterinarian Bret Marsh says Indiana's recent outbreak of a different bird flu strain "reinforces the need for the record-keeping rule."

Statewide

Official: Bird Flu Cases Reminder Of Need For Tracking Rules

Associated Press

Indiana's state veterinarian says a recent bird flu outbreak is a reminder of the importance of all buyers and sellers of poultry to follow state record-keeping rules.

Of the birds euthanized to contain the outbreak, about 62 percent are turkeys while the rest are chickens that were not infected, but were considered to be in â€œdangerous contactâ€ with an infected turkey flock.

Local News

More Than 400K Birds Destroyed To Contain Avian Flu Outbreak

Samantha Horton

Since Saturday, there have been no new H7N8 cases in the Dubois County avian flu outbreak.